Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-24
the CASCADE DIVISION.
what a Reporter Cleaned
in Trip to the Front.
Tnnnsl City the Meees 81 Toughs-gi
Exearmlon late the Bowels Of the
Earth The workers Leok like
UnsarfhIy Beings.
Yakima Sigsai.
NoyfNa TO TIE Fn0zT.

there II no use OF q wearytng resume sf
The features II this psFt 0f the route.
From Cle-Elnm the road goes under
the generic name o. 'stha 'front.' and
from that point the narative Of oar
Journey will commence. Jumping into
4 oabo0ae the Signal reporter found
himself Ia q motley eKowd. Chief EnQi-
peer Hnson vas there together With
SUPERINTENDENT Powell and Conssaa-
tor q. w. HINT. These three were
hound for Tacoma. The balance Of the
travellers we're IaboFeys, gamblers and
bawds. The latter we're boand for Tun-
mel CITY, the Mecca toward wbieh the
PouQhs and f0uehs Of the upper eoantry
have their ewes tlxe5. The occasion for
the Fehabiting Of this unsavoEy town
with
TEE QUILT or soDoM
IL the announcement o. the roaming Of
through trains 10 Martin. the n p. sta
tiou at the foot II she switchhaek
grade. No difiisulty Wa experienced
between Gle Elum and EsstsTn. where
a stoppaee IL mads for dinner, bat the
increasing banks Of snow we're pF7mis
sorry Of troabie ahead. From Eastern
on frequent stopa were made, owing TO
the settling snow pressing against the
train, and although there were two en-
Rines ahead locsmotiou was extremely
diiiioult. Ia many places the snog Vas
higher than the cars. and nov and then
on either SIDE the passenger could look
upwards fer hundreds Of feot and see
nauQht but snow. The hrst line % tel
e0raph strung high 40 on the hill was
buried deep In its hseay abF0us. while
ths second lins. With an altitude 20 feet
greater. waa tapped here and there by
its fold. Martin vas reached too late
IN the afternoon 20 attempt the ascent
of ths mountains. 20 the writer con-
eluded 10 seek for the night that which
the along bow" only would term s. ae-
Communications L1dQinQ was obtain
ed In Shuil'a almost dismantlsd hotel,
where Casey" Steele did his hest 10
make 70 scribe comfortable. TIE the
question, where IL the best place n
eat n the writer WAS directed to
FFsnehy's" FFeBehy'a pIaee IL not
visible to the eye IN account Of the
snow until the seeker IL
RI0HT on TOP or IT.
An excavation made In the snow leads
down TO the entFence. 10 long. dark,
under snow, log building among fittv or
more Of the hardest looking peouIe ever
oongreRsted IN enc place, the Signal re-.
porter esaayed te eat the worst meal be
ever sat down 10. His companions we're
all mere or less under the inf 'enca OF
the vilest Of liquors, and The clsse at
mespbere Of the place. FeekinQ with sick
euinp smells, was calculated 10 turn less
sensitive atomAoha. "a pound % beef
with plenty Of blood" and similar or
deFg given 10 the walters. with volnble
eaths. assisted IN making the writer will
ing 70 pat np with hastily bolted and
very meaRef meal
With the coming Of o'clock the shifts
are changed In the tunnel and the oeca
sion being favorable for night exour
sion into the
BOWELS or THE EARrH.
The Signal man hunted up Msj1r Ben.
nett, who kindly offered his services AZ
pilot. Az the date Of entering the tun-
mel. March 7, 1887. the headiDS on tho
east aide was in 1890 feet. against 1918
feet on the west side. The eomhired
progress from the too enda ia ahont 16bS
feet per day. which would make oa this
date Of publication total Of 40i6 fses.
This has been accomplished In little
over years work, q portion Of which
time was without che Aid OF steam. l.
took two years to bnild the Mullen and
Bogeman tunnels. thu lenPths NJ which
are not a. great as the finished work OF
tie Stampede tunnel At the preseut
rate OF progress the tunnel will be com.
pleIed on the 5,h day Of November, of
THIS rEAR.
For this work Bennett receives froua the
company SS5 per linear foot. with extra
pay for the timberinR. The rock, which
Ia e0nRlomerate hiuiaA-prav stone, Is
soft and easily worked. TimberinR Is
required most OF the distance. On the
east side there are bat two hreaks in She
timbesinO, one Of forty and the.othe
Of seventy Feet Mailr Bennett led the
way up 20 the very fare Of the tunnel.
where the men we're handling the Rpr.
leigh drills, explaiuiaV the various
methods and facilities for prasenntinr
the work. The trAversinR of this piap,
cavern carries With IL a feeling Of awe
which Ia net lessensd bv the din ~ the
machinery, the rashinR Of waters and
the uneannY lights ~ the electric can
-
dies 10 each end % tbs tunnel. and the
cost IL only ak cents 10 the light per
day, the machinery used ia working the
drills furnishing the power. % Tho
way 10 the face of she tunnel one en
counters dump ctrs oiled with refuse
rock and drawn by a single mule ever
the tram read. Az you progress the
scene presents a mora bnav air antil the
front u reached, where The four Bar.
leigh drills, tive each IN the face and
bench. are engaged 10 their ceaseisss
boil Of connecting the agricultural gar
depa Of Eastern Washington With the
timber domain Of the Sound. TIE
workers look hke
uSRARrHLT nKNas,
And yell earn the money they receive.
The drill men get 81 90 per dav for
Eight hours work, and the muekers. NJ
nea who handle the refuse rock, 81 81
per day. Everything moves like clock
vork, Witch l. essential. for " there is
q laRcine in one psrt Of the woFk the
whole internal Working order IL thrown
Gus ~ gear. The lAborera have been
carefully called until only the best arr
nov EMPLOYED, and little srpuhls IL ex
AHTSttAI1sW On A'NANHN VI AnFNNNNtNf hNfE y
close watch h kept, ard when = tunnel
emplova IL found sonmuning With The
spirits (l'quidl he is given his walkins
papers and cannot again get emeioy
ment from Bennett This IL yell
understood amnt the men and has q
powerful restraining effect
NO, FOR THIS SUMMIT
"Time 20 ees NO." shouted the valah.e
landlord ~ Shulfs lodging hease at an
eaFtx hour next merainc. and The Stg4sti
pencil manipalstor cFavlsd from ~
tween pair Of blankets, dashed a little
ice water over his face and hands, and
moved into the office room te hear tie
latest gossip about stahhiaR AdrAy
which bad occurred dHrinR the night
Thsee sffAiFa are OF sneh frsQaeat %
earFance that thew attract apiy passing
netice. Seasoned ~ith this story Il
bleed, the breakfast at Ffenehy's was
Felished no more than the supper ana
little tine Gas devoted to 10. Ties slip
ring on pair Of rubber bcots. xith
sianRes reaching 60 the hips, and farther
protected With 4 gum esat. tie assent
Of the mountain was earum<ncra Tba
trail Vas net Of the hest and weary
5oaFney ID is. TIE Stgaa{ man BAD
crossed THE prvvio0s April and hal
pladded through eight or ten feet ~
snew be bad crossed IN Ials and bad